The Carbondale Terriers are taking a road trip to challenge the Collinsville Kahoks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carbondale fell victim to Civic Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Terriers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Collinsville and Belleville East, and Belleville East kept the tradition alive. The Kahoks fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Kahoks have suffered against the Lancers since April 26, 2021.
Luke Robinson and Will Swip did some serious damage despite the final result: Robinson went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Swip got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Robinson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Owen, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Collinsville has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-18 record this season. As for Carbondale, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Carbondale might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Collinsville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Terriers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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